Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and his family are facing more than RM21 billion in fines, tax claims, civil judgments and other court-imposed financial liabilities arising from several criminal, tax and civil cases.
The largest amount stems from Najib’s 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) criminal case, in which he was fined RM11.38 billion after being convicted of four counts of abuse of power and 21 counts of money laundering.
He was also ordered to pay RM2.08 billion as a recoverable sum linked to the money-laundering charges. Najib has appealed against both his conviction and sentence.
Separately, the former Pekan MP was ordered by the High Court in March this year to pay US$1.3 billion, or about RM5.25 billion, to SRC International in a civil suit.
Execution of the judgment has been stayed pending his appeal.
Najib also faces an Inland Revenue Board (IRB) claim for RM1.69 billion in additional income tax arrears and penalties covering the assessment years from 2011 to 2017.
Bankruptcy proceedings over the tax claim have been stayed pending the disposal of his appeal before the Special Commissioners of Income Tax.
In the SRC International criminal case, Najib is required to pay a RM50 million fine after the Federal Territories Pardons Board reduced his original RM210 million fine.
Payment of the RM50 million fine is also a condition of the conditional pardon allowing him to serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest.
His wife, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, meanwhile, faces a RM970 million fine following her conviction in the Sarawak solar hybrid corruption case.
Rosmah was convicted on three corruption charges and sentenced to 10 years in prison. Her appeal against the conviction and sentence remains pending.
She was also ordered to pay RM67.46 million to Lebanon-based jeweller Global Royalty Trading SAL over 43 pieces of jewellery that were not returned.
Rosmah has appealed against the civil judgment and obtained a conditional stay pending the disposal of the appeal. The RM67.46 million is a private civil liability and is not payable to the government.
Najib’s son, Datuk Mohd Nazifuddin, also faces a RM37.6 million tax claim from the IRB for additional income tax arrears.
Bankruptcy proceedings against him have likewise been stayed pending the outcome of his tax appeal.
